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The head coach of Manchester City, Josep Guardiola, commented on his team’s exit from the Club World Cup. In the 1/8 finals, the "Citizens" lost to Al-Hilal with a score of 3:4.

— At this stage, all matches are difficult. We created quite a few chances but allowed the opponent too much. It’s a pity. Everything was going well, and I cannot express my gratitude to the players and club staff in words. We gave everything we had, — said Josep Guardiola.

Captain of the Brazilian Fluminense Thiago Silva commented on his team's victory in the match of the Club World Cup round of 16 against Milan's Inter.

"I think we are performing very well in this tournament, it is not easy to play against European teams, but we have a different motivation. I am very proud of my team and myself because 10 days ago I had a hamstring injury. It was hard to play today.

Now we need to recover well, because in three to four days we will have to perform again. I am not young, you know? So I need to recover well," Silva is quoted by the official FIFA website.

New Liverpool signing Jérémie Frimpong named the three greatest players in the entire history of the English Premier League.

— Thierry Henry. I’m also a passionate supporter of Didier Drogba and Cristiano Ronaldo, — said Jérémie Frimpong in an interview with ESPN UK.

It should be noted that Liverpool bought Jérémie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen for €35 million.

Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp named the best coach in the entire history of football.

— I had several wonderful moments with Alex Ferguson. It was a great honor for me to communicate with him. For a manager, the most important thing is to sit and listen. It took me 10 minutes to understand what Sir Alex Ferguson was talking about.

Ferguson is the greatest coach in the entire history of football. I have great respect for him. What he did in the role of a coach will be hard to repeat, — said Jürgen Klopp.

Kyiv "Dynamo" and Luhansk "Zorya" have reached an agreement for the transfer of the capital team defender Navin Malish.

The Dynamo player will play for the Luhansk club on loan. The loan agreement is valid until the end of the 2025/26 season.

Recall that in the second half of last season, Malish played on loan for Poltava "Vorskla". He participated in 13 matches of the Ukrainian championship, where he scored three goals.

The "Epicenter" from Kamianets-Podilskyi, which will debut in the UPL next season, currently plans to hold its home matches in Ternopil, but it is not excluded that during the Ukrainian championship the club will gain the right to host opponents at its home arena - the Tonkocheyev Stadium. This was reported by the head coach of "Epicenter", Serhiy Nahorniak.

“At our home arena, they are trying to set up lighting, properly prepare the stadium for broadcasting, and so on. As for which stage these works are at, I, as a coach, honestly do not know.

If suddenly everything cannot be prepared according to UPL requirements by the start of the new season, we will begin the championship in Ternopil. And when the lighting is finished, we will play in Kamianets-Podilskyi,” - Nahorniak’s words are quoted by "Sport.ua".

The head coach of Madrid's Real, Xabi Alonso, spoke about Kylian Mbappe's condition ahead of the Club World Cup Round of 16 match against Turin's Juventus.

— Mbappe feels better. Kylian is ready to play, — said Xabi Alonso.

It is worth noting that Kylian Mbappe missed the group stage matches of the Club World Cup due to gastroenteritis. Because of this illness, the player lost 5 kilograms.

The German "Hannover" has announced the signing of a contract with South African central defender Ime Okon, who has been on the radar of Kyiv’s Dynamo since winter.

It is reported that a four-year contract has been signed with the 21-year-old footballer — until June 30, 2029.

“I am glad to sign a contract with “Hannover”. I am very happy about this opportunity — to play in Germany and I look forward to joining the club, becoming the best player here, and growing as a person.

I would describe myself as a fast, reliable defender. I will try to utilize these strengths from this moment on and help the team,” Okon commented on signing the contract with “Hannover”.

As a reminder, Okon was on trial at “Dynamo” for two weeks during the winter training camp and participated in four friendly matches. The Kyiv team maintained their interest in this player, but recently his candidacy was no longer a priority.

Ukrainian winger of Donetsk «Shakhtar» Oleksandr Yushchenko, who played for the youth team of the “miners” in the U-19 championship last season, will change clubs.

As it became known to Sport.ua, Oleksandr has started training camp with the Rivne «Veres». The “Wolves” plan to take the young winger on loan until the end of the next season.

Last season, Yushchenko played 19 matches for the youth team of the “miners”, scoring three goals and providing nine assists. Oleksandr’s current contract with the “miners” is valid until June 30, 2029.

The Turkish Trabzonspor received a 15 million euro offer for the transfer of defender Arseniy Batagov. This is reported by the Telegram channel “Vzbіrna” citing beIN SPORTS.

The source does not name the club that made the offer.

It is known that the management of “Trabzonspor” is positively inclined towards a possible sale of Batagov, but expects to earn around 20 million euros from this deal.